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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,! ,REW>D ( ',G5IUS'0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #c#g1 #be ,SEPTEMB] #a#h#h#f1 P4#b#d-#e-#b#f2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,IT IS A V]Y COMMON 9CID5T AT A DEBATE ON ,SOCIALISM = AN OPPON5T OR D\BT] TO TAKE UP ! CUDGELS ON BEHALF ( 'BRA9-WORK' AS OPPOS$ TO H&-WORK4 ,EV5 BE=E Y\ AV[ Y\RSELF A ,COMMUNI/ 7AS ,I HAVE TO DO71 SU* A QUE/ION] IS ANXI\S AB\T ! FUTURE ( BRA9-WORK 9 ! TRANSITIONAL /AGES ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,?\< ?IS SUBJECT HAS BE5 ABLY TREAT$ BE=E 9 !SE COLUMNS1 ,I WILL NEV]!LESS V5TURE ON A FEW PLA9 WORDS 9 ADDITION TO :AT HAS BE5 SAID2 :I* ,I HESITATE TO DO ! LESS BECAUSE ,I HAVE HAD SOME SMALL EXP]I5CE ( H&-WORK1 ?\< NOT ( ! MO/ LABORI\S K9D1 & ABUNDANCE ( EXP]I5CE ( 'BRA9-WORK'1 SO-CALL$4 

,\R OBJECTORS DWELL UPON DIV]SE ASPECTS ( !IR ANXIETY = ! FUTURE ( ! BRA9-WORK]S4 ,SOME1 = 9/ANCE1 SEEM MO/ EX]CIS$ ON ! QUE/ION ( :AT IS TO BECOME ( ! M5 ( G5IUS :5 ,SOCIALISM IS REALIZ$2 BUT ,I MU/ BEG !M NOT TO LET ?IS ANXIETY DE/ROY !IR APPETITES OR KEEP !M AWAKE AT NI<T1 = IT IS F\ND$ ON A P]HAPS POPUL>1 BUT C]TA9LY ]RONE\S1 CONCEPTION ( ?AT QUE] ANIMAL ! MAN ( G5IUS1 :O IS G5]ALLY 5D[$ ) HIS FULL %>E ( ! PR$ATORY 9/9CTS ( ! HUMAN BE+1 & CAN TAKE REM>KABLY GOOD C>E ( HIMSELF4 ,9DE$1 ,I CAN'T HELP ?9K+ ?AT EV5 UND] A ,SOCIALI/IC CONDITION ( ?+S HE WILL PULL SU* LONG FACES IF HE DOESN'T GET EV]Y?+ ?AT HE WANTS1 & WILL MAKE MATT]S SO UNCOM=TABLE = ?OSE ?AT HE LIVES AMONG IF HE FALLS %ORT ( HIS IDEAL ( EXI/5CE1 ?AT GOOD-NATUR$ & QUIET PEOPLE WILL BE WEAK 5\< TO MAKE UP A PURSE 7OR ITS EQUIVAL5T7 = HIM FROM TIME TO TIME TO KEEP HIM 9 GOOD TEMP] & %UT HIS M\? A LITTLE4 ,I MU/ FUR!R SAY1 ?\<1 ?AT !Y WILL BE EXCE$+LY WEAK IF !Y DO SO1 BECAUSE !Y WILL BE ABLE TO GET \T ( HIM ALL ! SPECIAL WORK HE CAN DO )\T !SE EXTRA TREATS4 ,= ! ONLY CLAIM HE HAS TO ! TITLE ( A 'MAN ( G5IUS' IS ?AT HIS CAPACITIES >E IRREPRESSIBLE2 HE F9DS ! EX]CISE ( !M SO EXCE$+LY PLEASANT TO HIM ?AT IT WILL ONLY BE BY MA9 =CE ?AT Y\ WILL PREV5T HIM FROM EX]CIS+ !M4 ,( C\RSE1 UND] ! PRES5T COMPETITIVE SY/EM1 HAV+ BE5 PAID ONCE = HIS WORK BY GETT+ HIS LIVELIHOOD BY IT1 & AGA9 BY ! PLEASURE ( DO+ IT1 HE WANTS TO BE FUR!R PAID 9 V>I\S WAYS A GREAT MANY TIMES MORE4 ,NEI!R UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES CAN ,I BLAME HIM MU* = ?IS1 S9CE HE SEES SO MANY PEOPLE = DO+ NO?+ PAID SO MU* MORE ?AN HE IS1 EXCEPT 9 ! MATT] ( PLEASURE 9 !IR WORK4 ,BUT ALSO ( C\RSE1 HE WON'T V5TURE TO CLAIM ALL ?AT 9 A ,SOCIALI/ SOCIETY1 BUT WILL HAVE AT ! WOR/ TO NIBBLE AT ! %>ES ( ?OSE :O >E WEAK 5\< TO /& IT4 ,SO ,I WILL 9 TURN DISMISS MY ANXIETY1 ) ! HOPE ?AT !Y WILL NOT BE SO WEAK AS TO CODDLE HIM UP AT !IR [N EXP5SE1 S9CE !Y WILL HAVE LE>N$ ?AT SO-CALL$ SELF-SACRIFICE TO ! EXACTIONS ( ?OSE :O >E /RONG 9 !IR 9ORD9ATE CRAV+ & UNMANL9ESS DOES BUT BRE$ TYRANTS & PRET5D]S4 

,BUT FUR!RMORE1 ,I DO NOT SEE1 & NEV] C\LD SEE1 :Y A MAN ( G5IUS MU/ NE$S BE A MAN ( G5IUS EV]Y M9UTE ( HIS LIFE4 ,CANNOT HE WORK AS WELL AS ORD9>Y FOLK 9 SOME DIRECTIONS1 BESIDES WORK+ BETT] ?AN !Y 9 O!RS8 ,SPEAK+ BROADLY1 ALL M5 CAN LE>N SOME USEFUL CRAFT1 & LE>N TO PRACTICE IT ) EASE4 ,I KN[ !RE MAY BE EXCEPTIONS2 JU/ AS !RE >E CULTIVAT$ PEOPLE :O CANNOT BE TAU<T TO WRITE 7! LATE ,DEAN ,/ANLEY WAS ONE1 = 9/ANCE72 BUT !Y MU/ BE CONSID]$ AS DISEAS$ P]SONS1 & ! DISEASE W\LD DIE \T 9 A G5]ATION OR TWO UND] REASONABLE CONDITIONS ( LIFE4 ,9 %ORT1 ! 'MAN ( G5IUS' \<T TO BE ABLE TO E>N HIS LIVELIHOOD 9 AN ORD9>Y WAY 9DEP5D5TLY ( HIS SPECIALTY1 & HE WILL 9 ?AT CASE BE MU* HAPPI] HIMSELF & MU* LESS ( A BORE TO HIS FRI5DS1 LET ALONE HIS EXTRA USEFULNESS TO ! COMMUNITY4 

,AS TO ! COMP>ATIVE WE> & TE> ( 'BRA9-WORK' -- ! WORK ( ! MAN1 = 9/ANCE :O IS OCCUPI$ 9 ! LIT]>Y MATT]S -- ! !ORY ( \R OBJECTORS1 AP>T FROM !IR /RANGE IDEAS ( ! USEFULNESS ( ?IS CRAFT1 IS ?AT HE WORKS H>D -- H>D]1 !Y WILL (T5 SAY1 ?AN ! H&WORK]4 ,WELL1 IF HE WORKS UND] BAD SANIT>Y CONDITIONS1 DOESN'T GET FRE% AIR OR EX]CISE 5\<1 NO D\BT ?AT DOES EXHAU/ HIM1 AS ALSO IF HE WORKS TOO LONG OR IS H>ASS$ 9 HIS WORK BY HURRY & ANXIETY4 ,BUT ALL !SE DRAWBACKS >E NOT SPECIAL TO HIS CRAFT2 ALL :O >E WORK+ O!RWISE ?AN 9 ! OP5 AIR WORK UND] ! FIR/ ( !SE DISADVANTAGES1 & ALL WAGE-E>N]S WORK UND] ! LA/ ( !M4 ,!RE IS ANY AM\NT ( HUMBUG TALK$ AB\T ! H>D WORK ( ! 9TELLECTUAL WORK]S1 :I* ,I ?9K IS MO/LY BAS$ ON ! FACT ?AT !Y >E 9 ! HABIT ( TAK+ REGUL> &1 SO TO SAY1 SOCIALLY-LEGALIZ$ HOLIDAYS1 :I* >E SUPPOS$ TO BE NECESS>Y TO !IR HEAL?1 & WE MAY ADMIT >E SO1 BUT :I* ! 'NON9TELLECTUAL' WORK]S HAVE TO =EGO1 :E!R !Y >E NECESS>Y TO !M OR NOT4 ,LET US TE/ ! WE> & TE> ( ?IS 9TELLECTUAL WORK V]Y SIMPLY4 ,IF ,I HAVE BE5 WORK+ AT LIT]>Y WORK =1 SAY1 EI<T H\RS AT A /RET*1 ,I MAY WELL FEEL WE>Y ( IT1 AL?\< ,I HAVE NOT FELT IT A M]E BURD5 ALL ALONG1 AS PROBABLY ,I %\LD HAVE DONE IF ,I HAD BE5 C>RY+ A HOD ( BRICKS UP & D[N A LADD]2 BUT :5 ,I HAVE KNOCK$ (F1 ,I CAN F9D RELAXATION 9 /RONG PHYSICAL EX]CISE -- CAN1 = EXAMPLE1 TAKE A BOAT & R[ = A C\PLE ( H\RS OR MORE4 ,N[ LET ME ASK IS ! HODMAN AFT] HIS EI<T H\RS' WORK FIT = A C\PLE ( H\RS M5TAL WORK AS A RELAXATION8 ,WE V]Y WELL KN[ HE IS NOT SO FITT$1 BUT RA!R = BE] & SLEEP4 ,HE IS EXHAU/$1 & ,I AM ON ! LOOK \T = AMUSEM5T4 ,TO SPEAK PLA9LY1 ,I AM ONLY *ANG+ MY AMUSEM5T1 = ,I HAVE BE5 AMUS+ MYSELF ALL ALONG1 UNLESS ,I HAVE ADD$ DISADVANTAGES TO MY WORK :I* >E NOT ESS5TIAL TO IT4 

,& AGA91 HAS NOT ! HODMAN'S WORK DEALT 9 SOME WAY ) HIS BRA98 ,9DE$ IT HAS4 ,I HAVE BE5 US+ MY BRA91 BUT NOT EXHAU/+ IT2 BUT ?\< HE HAS NOT BE5 US+ HIS1 HE HAS BE5 EXHAU/+ IT BY HIS H&-WORK DONE AT A /RA91 OR ELSE HE \<T TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ! M5TAL RELAXATION CORRESPOND+ TO MY BODILY RELAXATION4 ,9 TRU?1 :]EAS AT PRES5T ! H\RS ( ! 9TELLECTUAL WORK] >E REALLY ALWAYS %ORT] ?AN ?OSE ( ! H>D-WORK]1 ! V]Y REV]SE \<T TO BE ! CASE1 OR 9 O!R WORDS ! WE> & TE> ( ! H&-LABOR IS F> GREAT]4 

,BUT \R OBJECTORS HAVE NOT AS A RULE GOT SO F> AS TO CONSID] ?IS MATT] FROM ! WE> & TE> SIDE ( IT4 ,!Y ?9K ?AT ! SUP]IOR WORKMAN %\LD HAVE EXTRA REW>D BECAUSE HE IS SUP]IOR1 & ?AT ! 9F]IOR MU/ PUT UP ) BE+ WORN & TORN 9 ! S]VICE ( ?IS DIV9E RI<T4 ,?AT IS !IR SUP]/ITION ( DIV9E RI<T 9 ?IS BUS9ESS2 BUT ALSO FROM ! ECONOMICAL PO9T ( VIEW !Y CONSID] ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO BRIBE ! SUP]IOR MAN1 = FE> ?AT Y\ %\LD LOSE HIS TAL5T4 ,:AT ,I HAVE SAID ( ! MAN ( G5IUS BE+ COMPELL$ TO WORK BY HIS G5IUS APPLIES TO ALL SUP]IOR WORKM5 9 GREAT] OR LESS DEGREE1 & DISPOSES ( ! NE$ ( A BRIBE4 ,Y\ NE$ NOT BRIBE ! SUP]IOR WORKMAN TO BE SUP]IOR1 = HE HAS TO WORK 9 ANY CASE 7WE MU/ TAKE ?AT = GRANT$71 & HIS SUP]IOR WORK IS PLEASANT]1 & 9DE$ EASI]1 TO HIM ?AN ! 9F]IOR WORK W\LD BE3 HE WILL DO IT IF Y\ ALL[ HIM TO4 ,BUT ALSO IF Y\ HAD ! NE$ Y\ W\LD NOT HAVE ! P[] TO BRIBE1 EXCEPT UND] A SY/EM :I* ADMITT$ ( SLAV]Y -- IE41 TORM5T+ SOME PEOPLE = ! PLEASURE ( O!RS4 ,CAN Y\ BRIBE HIM TO WORK BY GIV+ HIM IMMUNITY FROM WORK8 OR BY GIV+ HIM GOODS ?AT HE CANNOT USE8 ,BUT 9 :AT O!R WAY CAN Y\ BRIBE HIM :5 LABOR IS FREE & ORD9>Y PEOPLE WILL NOT /& BE+ COMPELL$ TO ACCEPT DEGRADATION = HIS B5EFIT8 ,NO1 Y\ WILL HAVE TO DEP5D ON HIS APTITUDE = HIS SPECIAL WORK =C+ HIM 9TO DO+ IT2 NOR WILL Y\ BE DISAPPO9T$ 9 ?IS4 ,:ATEV] DIFFICULTIES Y\ MAY HAVE 9 ORGANIZ+ WORK 9 ! E>LI] DAYS ( ,SOCIALISM WILL NOT BE ) ! SPECIALI/S1 BUT ) ?OSE :O DO ! MORE ORD9>Y WORK2 ?\< AS REG>DS !SE1 SETT+ ASIDE ! COMMON MA*9E-WORK1 ! TRU? ( ! MATT] IS ?AT Y\ CAN DRAW NO H>D & FA/ L9E BETWE5 ! SPECIAL WORKMAN & ! ORD9>Y ONE4 ,EV]Y WORKMAN :O IS 9 HIS RI<T PLACE -- ?AT IS1 DO+ HIS WORK BECAUSE HE IS FIT = IT -- HAS SOME %>E 9 ?AT 'G5IUS' SO ABSURDLY WOR%IP$ 9 !SE LATT] DAYS4 ,! G5IUS' IS SIMPLY ! MAN :O HAS A /RONG] SPECIALTY & IS ALL[$ TO DEVELOP IT2 OR1 IF Y\ PLEASE1 HAS IT SO /RONGLY ?AT IT IS ABLE TO BREAK ?R\< ! REPRESS+ CIRCUM/ANCES ( HIS LIFE1 :I* CRU% \T ?OSE :O >E LESS ABUNDANTLY GIFT$ 9TO 'A DULL LEVEL ( M$IOCRITY'4 ,IT IS A MATT] ( DEGREE *IEFLY4 

,I AM AFRAID !RE=E1 ?AT \R ANTI-,SOCIALI/ OBJECTORS WILL HAVE 9 ! FUTURE -- ,I MEAN UND] A SOCIAL >RANGEM5T -- TO PUT UP ) ! MIS]Y ( NOT HAV+ MORE ?AN !Y NE$ =C$ ON !M 9 RETURN = !IR OCCUPY+ !MSELVES 9 ! WAY :I* PLEASES !M MO/1 & ) ! FUR!R MIS]Y ( SEE+ ?OSE :O >E NOT SO 9TELLECTUAL AS !MSELVES DO+ !IR WORK HAPPILY & CONT5T$LY1 & NOT BE+ DEPRIV$ ( !IR DUE FOOD & COM=TS BECAUSE !IR WORK IS LESS PLEAS+ & EXCIT+ ?AN ?AT ( !IR LUCKI] FELL[S4 ,NO D\BT ?IS WILL BE H>D = ! G5IUSES TO BE> 7?\< H>D] /ILL1 ,I SUSPECT1 = ! PRIGS OR %AM G5IUSES72 BUT IF !RE BE ANY TRU? 9 ! OLD PROV]B ?AT 'O!R PEOPLES' TR\BLES HANG BY A HAIR'1 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD -- IE41 ALL EXCEPT A V]Y FEW -- WILL BE> IT ) EQUANIMITY4 ,9DE$ !Y WELL MI<T1 IF !Y CONSID] 9 ?OSE HAPPI] DAYS :AT 5ORM\S LOSS ! WORLD HAS SUFF]$ ?R\< ! CRU%+ \T ( SO MU* ORIG9AL TAL5T UND] ! PRES5T SY/EM2 = :O CAN D\BT ?AT IT IS ONLY ! T\<E/ & /RONGE/ 7P]HAPS ! HI<E/1 P]HAPS NOT7 ( ! G5IUSES ?AT HAVE NOT BE5 CRU%$ \T4 ,! GREAT] P>T ( G5IUS1 %>$ 9 V>I\S PROPORTIONS BY SO MANY MILLIONS ( M51 HAS BE5 JU/ WA/$ ?R\< GRE$ & FOLLY4 

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